Colour

#6D4712

#6D4712
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Saddle brown

#6D4712 is a orange with RGB values 109, 71, 18 and HSL 35°, 72%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

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HEX#6D4712

RGBrgb(109, 71, 18)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.2784, 0.0706

RGB percentages42.7%, 27.8%, 7.1%

HSLhsl(34.9, 71.7%, 24.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(34.9, 83.5%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 34.9%, 83.5%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,161,618

CSS custom property--colour: #6D4712;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.2:1

Contrast with white8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#92B8ED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#544A09no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D5314no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Tritanopia#773E3Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 16.2 Sienna · ΔE 20.6 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 32 Peru · ΔE 32.1 Olive · ΔE 36.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 36.9

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 16.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#12386D

Analogous#6D1A12, #656D12

Triadic#126D47, #47126D

Split complementary#12656D, #19126D

Tetradic#126D1A, #12386D, #6D1266

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E6B065

Lighter +30%#DE9A3A

Lighter +20%#C58020

Lighter +10%#996419

Darker −10%#412A0B

Darker −20%#150E04

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7D4A02

Less saturated −25%#5D4422

Channel breakdown

R109

G71

B18

Red109 (42.7%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue18 (7.1%)

Hue34.95°

Saturation (HSL)71.65%

Lightness24.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 47 · B 12

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